This was a great event...and the free Christian Moerlein certainly didn't hurt. Here are some pictures from the festivities and throughout the great old building that is now being renovated into 19 new residential units ranging from the mid-100's to the mid-200's. Enjoy.

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2. Notice the keg detailing on the railing(s)

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4. Now this is a great American

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6. This was kind of awkward given the very pro-streetcar crowd in attendance

7. The ceremonial 'wall knocking'

8. The new historical marker for OTR's Brewery District

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10. New signage that is to be installed along McMicken to pay tribute to the Brewery District's great history

11. How would you like this view everyday

Now onto a tour through the building...

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16. Check out that ceiling

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19. Deep underground now

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27. The future rec room for residents

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29. I wonder where this used to lead...maybe part of those notorious tunnels through the Brewery District

I love it when people come into a message board and immediately begin to mix it up. I mean, Jesus, at least say hello! Do you walk into a room full of strangers, pick a random woman, and tell her she's fat? - buildingcincinnati

...there's a reason that Elm Street and Main Street resonate in our cultural memory. It's not because we're sentimental saps. It's because this pattern of human ecology produced places that worked wonderfully well, and which people deeply loved. - Jim Kunstler